linux-kernel - Re: [patch] x86, mm: Clean up initmem

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Message-ID: <20110304101620.GG20499@htj.dyndns.org>
Date:	Fri, 4 Mar 2011 11:16:32 +0100
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	tglx@...utronix.de, yinghai@...nel.org, brgerst@...il.com,
	gorcunov@...il.com, shaohui.zheng@...el.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] x86, mm: Clean up initmem_init

Hello,

On Thu, Mar 03, 2011 at 01:15:04PM -0800, David Rientjes wrote:
> This patch cleans initmem_init() so that it is more readable and doesn't
> use an unnecessary array of function pointers to convolute the flow of
> the code.  It also makes it obvious that dummy_numa_init() will always
> succeed (and documents that requirement) so that the existing BUG() is
> never actually reached.
> 
> No functional change.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>

Just a nitpick.

> +/*
> + * Used if there's no underlying NUMA architecture, NUMA initialization fails,
> + * or NUMA is disabled on the command line.
> + *
> + * Must online at least one node and add memory blocks that cover all allowed
> + * memory.
> + */

Can you please reformat to docbook style?

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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